This weekend sees me on nights covering the ops officer shifts for East Dorset. Cold weather has hit the south coast with low temperatures both during the day and overnight. We have even had a flurry of the white stuff and guess what ... so far the world has not come to a grinding halt.
As you will have seen from last weeks blog my daughter had her first job interview earlier this week. I am please to say she was successful and will be starting work in July as a diagnostic radiographer once she has completed her university course and becomes HCPC registered.
As any one who has seen the news , read a newspaper or been exposed to social media the NHS is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. I think it is important to acknowledge the hard work and dedication shown by staff at every level and in every directorate across the whole of the NHS. This continued hard work ensures that patients continue to receive high levels of care despite the huge pressures faced on a daily basis. There is always talk of winter pressures and it is being reported that demand on NHS services this winter is the highest it has ever been, however this follows a sustained period of pressure and high bed occupancy over the previous year.
From my perspective as a operations officer dealing with handover delays, as a team in East Dorset this has been something we have to deal with throughout the year to a varying degree. Close liaison with our two local acute hospitals, new ways working and regular meetings all mean that we work together to reduce delays and improve patient care.
One night down two more to go off to bed now.
Stay safe.
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